04A7496 - On-Call A&E Hazardous Waste Site Investigation and Design Services, District 4.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 4 is soliciting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified firms to provide on-call Architecture and Engineering (A&E) hazardous waste site investigation and design services across nine Northern California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. The scope of work encompasses Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, soil and groundwater investigations, monitoring well installation, remedial design work, aerially deposited lead investigations, hazardous materials surveys, risk assessments, feasibility studies, plans/specifications/estimates preparation, and construction-phase design support. The Consultant Contract Manager must be a California-licensed Registered Professional Engineer, Professional Geologist, or Certified Engineering Geologist with a minimum of ten years of demonstrated experience in hazardous waste site investigation and design services, plus an additional five years of responsible experience performing contract manager duties leading A&E teams. All analytical work must be performed by California Department of Public Health Services Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (CDPHS-ELAP) certified laboratories. SOQ submissions are due electronically by 10:00 a.m. on April 7, 2026, with in-person interviews scheduled for April 22, 2026, cost negotiations expected during the week of June 1, 2026, and a final cost proposal submission deadline of June 11, 2026. Written questions must be submitted no later than seven business days after RFQ advertisement. SOQs must be submitted in a seven-section tabbed format including transmittal letters with mandatory Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) disclosure per Executive Order N-12-23, Standard Form 330, staff availability documentation, communication plans, workforce analysis charts, nondiscrimination plans, and California Civil Rights Law certifications.

The contract is subject to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program requirements and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation goals as specified in Addendum 2, with all DBE and DVBE subconsultants and vendors required to be certified by the SOQ due date. Prime consultants for contracts valued at $3,500,000 or greater must submit audited Indirect Cost Rates (ICR) prepared by independent CPAs in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and applicable federal regulations. The estimated contract amount ranges from $3,200,000 to $5,200,000 over a three-year term with an anticipated start date of approximately April 7, 2026, though the contract will be awarded on a task order basis without guaranteed minimum work volume. The fee for profit is set at ten percent (10%), with annual escalation rates of 1.71 percent for the initial partial year and 3.42 percent for each subsequent contract year. Federal and/or state prevailing wage rates may apply as specified in the final Agreement, and all work must comply with applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations including OSHA, CERCLA, and RCRA. Caltrans reserves the right to reject any SOQs presenting unacceptable risk levels related to GenAI use or failure to disclose such utilization.